The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks on Sunday posted some
91,000 U.S. military records of six years of the war, including
unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings and covert operations
against Taliban figures.
Assange told reporters Monday "it is up
to a court to decide really if something in the end is a crime. That
said ... there does appear to be evidence of war crimes."
He said what's been reported so far has "only scratched the surface."
The White House, Britain and Pakistan have all condemned the documents' release.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
LONDON
(AP) _ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the release of U.S.
military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan is like opening
the files of East Germany's secret Stasi police. He says there appears
to be evidence of war crimes in the leaked documents.
The online
whistle-blower WikiLeaks on Sunday posted some 91,000 leaked U.S.
military records of six years of the war, including unreported incidents
of Afghan civilian killings and covert operations against Taliban
figures.
Assange told reporters Monday "it is up to a court to
decide really if something in the end is a crime. That said ... there
does appear to be evidence of war crimes."
He said what's been reported so far has "only scratched the surface."
The White House, Britain and Pakistan have all condemned the documents' release.
